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Finding and using keyboard shortcuts

For keyboard shortcuts in which you press two or more keys at the same time, the keys to press are separated by a plus sign (+) in Microsoft Project 2013 Help. For keyboard shortcuts in which you press one key immediately followed by another key, the keys to press are separated by a comma (,).

Use the keyboard to expand sections

To expand all sections of the article, press Tab until Show all is selected, and then press Enter. Press Enter again to collapse all sections.

To expand just one section of the article, press Tab until that section heading and plus sign are selected, and then press Enter. Press Enter again to collapse the section.

Search this article

Important: Before you start to search, press Tab until Show All is selected, and then press Enter.

Press Ctrl+F.

The Search dialog box opens, with the cursor ready for you to type.

Type the search text in the box.

Press Enter.

Print this article

To print this topic, press Tab until Show All is selected, press Enter, and then press Ctrl+P.

Microsoft Office basics

The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that is available in the current view.

Press the letter that appears in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.

Depending on which letter you press, additional KeyTips may appear. For example, if the Home tab is active and you press W, the View tab is displayed, along with the KeyTips for the groups on that tab.

Continue pressing letters until you press the letter of the command or control that you want to use. In some cases, you must first press the letter of the group that contains the command.

Note: To cancel the action that you are taking and hide the KeyTips, press Alt.

Display and use windows

To do this

Press

Switch to the next window.

Alt+Tab

Switch to the previous window.

Alt+Shift+Tab

Close the active window.

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4

Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.

Ctrl+F5

Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once.

F6

Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).

Shift+F6

When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.

Ctrl+F6

Switch to the previous window.

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Maximize or restore a selected window.

Ctrl+F10

Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.

Print Screen

Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.

Alt+Print Screen

Move around in text or cells

To do this

Press

Move one character to the left.

Left Arrow

Move one character to the right.

Right Arrow

Move one line up.

Up Arrow

Move one line down.

Down Arrow

Move one word to the left.

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Move one word to the right.

Ctrl+Right Arrow

Move to the end of a line.

End

Move to the beginning of a line.

Home

Move up one paragraph.

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Move down one paragraph.

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Move to the end of a text box.

Ctrl+End

Move to the beginning of a text box.

Ctrl+Home

Move around in and work in tables

To do this

Press

Move to the next cell.

Tab

Move to the preceding cell.

Shift+Tab

Move to the next row.

Down Arrow

Move to the preceding row.

Up Arrow

Insert a tab in a cell.

Ctrl+Tab

Start a new paragraph.

Enter

Add a new row at the bottom of the table.

Tab at the end of the last row

Access and use actions

To do this

Press

Display the menu or message for an action. If more than one action is present, switch to the next action and display its menu or message.

Alt+Shift+F10

Select the next item on the action menu.

Down Arrow

Select the previous item on the action menu.

Up Arrow

Perform the action for the selected item on the action menu.

Enter

Close the action menu or message.

Esc

Tips

You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever an action appears. To hear audio cues, you must have a sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds installed on your computer.

You can download Microsoft Office Sounds from Office.com.

Use dialog boxes

To do this

Press

Move to the next option or option group.

Tab

Move to the previous option or option group.

Shift+Tab

Switch to the next tab in a dialog box.

Ctrl+Tab

Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.

Arrow keys

Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box.

Insert

Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list.

First letter of an option in a drop-down list

Select an option; select or clear a check box.

Alt+ the letter underlined in an option

Open a selected drop-down list.

Alt+Down Arrow

Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.

Esc

Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box.

Enter

Use edit boxes within dialog boxes

An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path to a folder.